Artistic depictions of the Bengali Language Movement

Shaheed Minar, or the Martyr's monument, located near Dhaka Medical College, commemorates the struggle for Bengali language

Moder Gorob, a commemorative sculpture at Bangla Academy

The Bengali Language Movement was a political effort in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) that advocated the adoption of Bengali as an official language. The movement faced violent opposition by the government before finally succeeding. Numerous songs, poems, novels and plays were written to commemorate the movement, as well as films and memoirs.

Songs

Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano (My Brothers Blood Spattered) by Abdul Gaffar Choudhury
Ora Amar Mukher Kotha (They are my Words) by Abdul Latif
Ekushey February (21 February) by Kabir Suman

Poems

Kadte Ashini Fashir Dabi Niye Ashechi (I have not come to mourn but to appeal for hanging) by Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury
Bornomala, Amar Dukhini Bornomala by Shamsur Rahman
February 1969 by Shamsur Rahman
Amake ki malyo debe dao by Nirmalendu Goon
Chithi by Abu Zafar Obaidullah
Shobhyotar Monibondhe by Syed Shamsul Haque

Novels

Ekushey February by Zahir Raihan
Artonaad by Shawkat Osman
Nirontor Ghontadhoni by Selina Hossain

Films

Jibon Theke Neya (Taken from Life) directed by Zahir Raihan

Stage play

Kobor (Grave) by Munier Chowdhury

Bengali Language Movement

History and events	Tamaddun Majlish Shorbodolio Kendrio Rashtrobhasha Kormi Porishod Rashtrabhasa Sangram Parishad Role of political parties during Bengali Language Movement Urdu movement Pakistaner Rashtra Bhasha: Bangla Na Urdu?

People	Abul Barkat Abdul Jabbar Sofiur Rahman Abdus Salam Rafiq Uddin Ahmed Dhirendranath Datta Khwaja Nazimuddin Muhammad Ali Jinnah Hamidur Rahman Abul Kashem Shamsul Huq Nurul Huq Bhuiyan Liaquat Ali Khan Mohammad Toaha Abdul Matin Abdul Malek Ukil A. K. Fazlul Huq Maulana Bhashani Oli Ahad Abul Hashim Shawkat Ali Abul Kalam Shamsuddin Kazi Golam Mahboob Gaziul Haque Muhammad Habibur Rahman Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury Zahir Raihan Mohammad Sultan Abdul Latif Altaf Mahmud Muhammad Shahidullah Nurul Amin Maulana Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Munier Chowdhury

Commemoration	Ekushey Book Fair Shaheed Minar Ekushey Padak Language Movement Day International Mother Language Day Moder Gorob Artistic depictions of the Bengali Language Movement Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano

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